question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
good performance; good work; great success
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
gentle; mild; meek; tender
outward appearance; looks
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words